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William Alexander Werbeniuk (/ˌwɜːrbɛˈnɪk/ WURR-ben-IK; 14
January 1947 – 20
January 2003) was a
Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable...
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highest of
which was a
championship record-equalling 142 by Bill
Werbeniuk. The
World Snooker Championship is the
preeminent tournament in professional...
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Higgins took the
match 13–8.
David Taylor led
Werbeniuk 10–6
after two sessions, but lost 10–13
after Werbeniuk won
seven consecutive frames.
Dennis Taylor...
- 9–5,
Willie Thorne defeated Rex
Williams 9–3,
Parkin lost 2–9 to Bill
Werbeniuk, and
David Taylor won 9–7
against Paddy Morgan The
first round took place...
- made his last
appearance at the
World Championships,
losing 4–10 to Bill
Werbeniuk in the
first round.
Davis had
first pla**** in the
World Championship in...
- but one of the dead frames, for 25–4. Jim
Meadowcroft led Bill
Werbeniuk 2–5, but
Werbeniuk reached a
winning score at 15–9.
Cliff Thorburn took a 10–4 lead...
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Thorne at 5–4, and
extended his lead to 9–4
before winning 10–6. Bill
Werbeniuk eliminated Martin 10–4. Ray Edmonds,
twice World Amateur Champion, had...
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scoreline over Wych,
securing himself a
meeting with
Werbeniuk in the last 32.
Having held
Werbeniuk to 2–4 and
later recovered from 2–7 to 6–8, Bear eventually...
- led 3–1
against Paddy Morgan, but lost 4–8.
Tournament debutant Bill
Werbeniuk took five
successive frames from 2–2
against Geoff Thompson, and won 8–3...
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surge in the sport's po****rity in the 1980s and 1990s.
Canadian Bill
Werbeniuk scored the championship's
highest break, a 143, in his first-round match...
